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<h1>Advanced use of "you"</h1>

<p>This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it.
Here we repeat the verb used and place 又 in the middle. The repetition of the verb emphasizes how the action is being repeated again and again. This one is definitely the most advanced usage of 又 here, and you're not going to use it nearly as much as the others.
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<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<p>In the pattern below, 又, together with a repeating verb, indicates that the speaker did something repeatedly (not just twice) in the past. Note that verb used here must be a single-syllable verb, usually like 看, 想, 问, 找, 试, etc. 了 is placed right after the first 又.</p>

<div class="deux">Subj. ＋Verb + 了 + 又 + Verb，还是 / 就是 ……</div>

<p>Note that "还是" or "就是" is often used to emphasize that "nothing changed" after all.</p>

<h3>Examples</h3>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 个 人 我 看 了又 看，还是 觉得 我 不 认识 他。
Zhège rén wǒ kàn le yòu kàn, háishì juéde wǒ bù rènshi tā.
I looked at him again and again, but I still think I don't know him. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 想 了又 想，还是 觉得 不 能 这样 做 。
Wǒ xiǎng le yòu xiǎng, háishì juéde bù néng zhèyàng zuò.
I thought it over again and again, I think I can't do it like this. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 找了又 找，还是 没 找到 他 的 钱 包。
Tā zhǎo le yòu zhǎo, háishì méi zhǎodào tā de qiánbāo
He searched again and again, and still couldn't find his wallet. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 想了又 想，还是 不 同意。
Tā xiǎng le yòu xiǎng, háishì bù tóngyì.
He thought it over again and again, and he still disagree. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 问 了 又 问，她 就是 不 说。
Wǒmen wèn le yòu wèn, tā jiùshì bù shuō.
We asked again and again, but she wouldn't say it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 试 了 又 试，就是 打 不 开 门。
Tā shì le yòu shì, jiùshì dǎ bù kāi mén.
He tried again and again, but he still couldn't open the door. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 尝 了 又 尝，还是 觉得 这些 菜 坏 了。
Wǒ cháng le yòu cháng, háishì juéde zhèxiē cài huài le.
I tasted again and again, but I still think those food has gone bad. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 闻 了 又 闻，还是 什么 都 没 闻到。
Tā wén le yòu wén, háishì shénme dōu méi wéndào.
He smelled again and again, but he still didn't smell anything. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 个 方案 改了又 改，终于 通过 了。
Zhège fāng'àn gǎi le yòu gǎi, zhōngyú tōngguò le.
This plan was changed again and again, and finally it passed. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 件 衣服 妈妈 洗了又 洗，终于 洗 干净 了。
Zhè jiàn yīfu māma xǐ le yòu xǐ, zhōngyú xǐ gānjìng le.
Mother washed this clothing again and again, and it's finally clean.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "both A and B" with "you" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "again" in the past with "you" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Comparing "zai" and "you" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Emphasizing negation with "you"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading
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<h4>Books</h4>
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